PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a 21-year-old Myanmar man after a fellow countryman was found dead with 29 stab wounds to his neck in a room at a shoplot near Jalan Besar Bukit Pelandok in Port Dickson last Sunday.
Port Dickson police chief Maslan Udin said authorities were alerted to the incident at 9.45pm on Monday.
“The victim, fully clothed, was found lying face down with multiple stab wounds to his neck,” he said. “The incident is believed to have occurred while the victim and the suspect, who are compatriots, were drinking alcohol in the room.”
Maslan added that the suspect allegedly committed the act under the influence of alcohol, though the motive remains under investigation.
Both men worked as pork grillers and knew each other through work, he said.
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An autopsy carried out on Tuesday over more than five hours confirmed that the cause of death was multiple stab wounds, with a total of 29 to the neck.
“The suspect has been remanded for seven days following his arrest in Bukit Pelandok on Monday. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code,” Maslan said.
-freemalaysiatoday
